88R14407 MLH-F
 
  By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 3794
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain
  offenses to serve as a member of the board of trustees of an
  independent school district.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.066, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 11.066.  ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE CONVICTED
  OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.  A person is ineligible to serve as a member of
  the board of trustees of a school district if the person has been
  convicted of a felony, [or] an offense under Section 43.021, Penal
  Code, or an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code.
         SECTION 2.  Section 11.066, Education Code, as amended by
  this Act, applies only to a member of a board of trustees of a school
  district who is elected or appointed on or after the effective date
  of this Act.  A member of a board of trustees of a school district
  elected or appointed before the effective date of this Act
  continues to serve for the term to which the member was elected or
  appointed unless otherwise removed as provided by law.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.